Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)

"Hey Mama" is a song by the American band the Black Eyed Peas with additional vocals provided by British reggae singer Tippa Irie.[1]. It was released in 2004 as the third single from their 2003 album Elephunk, and was a moderate hit, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"Hey Mama"
Single by The Black Eyed Peas
from the album Elephunk
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2004
RecordedMarch 7–8, 2003
GenreHip hop, dancehall
Length3:35 (Album Version)
4:12 (Single Version)
3:45 (Radio Edit)
LabelA&M, will.i.am, Interscope
Songwriter(s)Will Adams, Anthony Henry
Producer(s)will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas Singles singles chronology
"Shut Up"
(2003)		 "Hey Mama"
(2004)		 "Let's Get It Started"
(2004)

Song information

The single version of the song differs from the album version in that it cuts a verse from the end of the song and replaces it with an entirely new one performed by members Taboo and apl.de.ap (both of whom did not perform on the original album version), changes some of the lyrics, and slightly alters the instrumentals.

The song was featured in the original television commercial for the iPod. "Hey Mama" reached #3 in Switzerland, and #4 in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. It reached #6 in the UK becoming their third top ten hit there, and was also a success in Canada and the US, reaching #9 and #23 respectively. The song was featured in 2007 in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 on the Xbox gaming system.

The song was used to promote the 2004 film Garfield: The Movie which stars Bill Murray voicing the titular role. In the film, while not included on its soundtrack album, Garfield has a dance-off with Odie to the song, which was used in the advertisements for the film.

A college band version of the song was in the soundtrack for NCAA March Madness 2005.

The song is also featured in the film Along Came Polly and in the 2006 episode of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.

Music video
The Black Eyed Peas in the psychedelic limbo from the music video.

The music video features 3 main locations, the first shown being a psychedelic limbo, where the BEP does breakdancing and the main verse of the song is sung. (Hey Mama, this that beat that make you move, mama). The color scheme is mostly yellow, red, brown and off-white. The second is the vertically-black-and-white striped canvas-room. A few parts are sung in here, but the main one is the one featuring Fergie. The third one is the club dance scene, which has lots of background characters dancing.

Track listing
CD single
  1. "Hey Mama"
  2. "Positivity" (Live From House of Blues, Chicago)
  3. "Release" (Live From House of Blues, Chicago)
  4. "Hey Mama" - The Video

Personnel

Charts

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